from the September 19 Nikkei

法人税率下げ　段階的に　首相指示「来年度から」財務省に　来春の消費増税を前提に

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on Wednesday with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's official residence to discuss economy-sustaining measures on the premise that consumption tax rate would be raised to 8% next April. In the meeting the prime minister instructed the finance minister to stipulate the lowering of the effective corporate tax in its policy.Other ideas the prime minister showed the chief in the state coffers are that the Special Corporate Tax for Reconstruction should be abolished in fiscal 2014 a year ahead of its schedule and that the total company's burden of tax should be lowered to as the level as those in advannced industrial nations in fiscal 2015, which would be a moderate, gradual procedure done in tow steps.

from today's Nikkei

柏崎原発　審査きょう申請　新潟知事、条件つき承認　東電、来春再稼働めざす

The governor of Niigata Prefecure granted conditional nod to TEPCO's intention to soon file a application with the nuclear autority for safety inspections with a view to resuming now idled No.6 and No.7 nuclear reactors in Kasiwazaki-kariha nuclear plant in Niigta.

Then, Tokyo Electric Power Company announced on Thursday that it would apply for the Nuclear Rgulatory Autority's safety screening at the comany's Kasiwazaki-kariha nuclear plant on the morning of September 27. TEPCO expects the two reactors to resume their operations next spring.